Lake Tahoe Golf Course
South Lake Tahoe, California · 18 holes · par 71 · Public. Designed by William Bell Jr., opened 1959.
A caddie's yardage book for every hole: plays-like distance from USGS lidar elevation, reach and carry numbers for every bunker and water hazard, green front, middle and back, which way each green falls, and the lay-up zone on par 5s. Distances are from the back tees along the mapped hole; for a shorter tee, take off the scorecard difference.
Course profile
- At about 6,290 ft the ball carries about 7% farther than at sea level, so a 150-yard shot plays like about 139. Golfers visiting from low elevation should expect to club down.
- Biggest climb: hole 13, where the green sits 10 ft above the tee and plays about 3 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 3, where the green sits 6 ft below the tee and plays about 2 yards shorter.
- 15 greens tilt 2% or more. Each hole below says which side of the hole leaves an uphill putt.
Maps: tee at the bottom, green at the top. The dashed line is the mapped hole; the gold band is the lay-up zone; the arrow on the green points downhill.
Scorecard
| Hole | Par | Hcp | Gold | Gold/Black |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 12 | 536 | 509 |
| 2 | 3 | 10 | 207 | 164 |
| 3 | 4 | 14 | 412 | 371 |
| 4 | 4 | 2 | 432 | 395 |
| 5 | 4 | 4 | 415 | 403 |
| 6 | 3 | 16 | 182 | 150 |
| 7 | 4 | 18 | 343 | 327 |
| 8 | 4 | 8 | 411 | 404 |
| 9 | 5 | 6 | 559 | 529 |
| 10 | 4 | 5 | 388 | 372 |
| 11 | 3 | 13 | 214 | 183 |
| 12 | 4 | 3 | 411 | 385 |
| 13 | 4 | 1 | 449 | 430 |
| 14 | 4 | 7 | 385 | 369 |
| 15 | 4 | 17 | 279 | 272 |
| 16 | 4 | 9 | 370 | 354 |
| 17 | 3 | 15 | 157 | 141 |
| 18 | 5 | 11 | 533 | 497 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Male | 6683 | 71.5 | 132 |
| Gold/Black | Male | 6411 | 70 | 128 |
| Gold/Black | Female | 6411 | 75.9 | 145 |
| Black | Male | 6255 | 69.5 | 123 |
| Black | Female | 6255 | 74.7 | 143 |
| Black/Silver | Male | 5881 | 67.7 | 116 |
| Black/Silver | Female | 5881 | 72.7 | 141 |
| Silver | Male | 5548 | 66.3 | 113 |
| Silver | Female | 5548 | 71.4 | 134 |
| Family | Male | 3693 | 58.6 | 91 |
| Family | Female | 3693 | 60.6 | 101 |
Hole 1 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 539+10 ft
- Green · Gold tee
- 517 · 536 · 550front · middle · back
- Green size
- 34 × 24yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 35 ydswide at 223
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 3 yards longer: the green sits 10 ft above the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 35 yards wide at 223.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 35 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 2.5%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 209+6 ft
- Green · Gold tee
- 192 · 207 · 224front · middle · back
- Green size
- 35 × 23yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
- Bunker back-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 2 yards longer: the green sits 6 ft above the tee.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 2%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 35 yards deep: a back pin can play about 2 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 410-6 ft
- Green · Gold tee
- 394 · 412 · 429front · middle · back
- Green size
- 36 × 21yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 28 ydswide at 274
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker right: 276 to reach, 292 to carry
- Bunker left: 314 to reach, 325 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 2 yards shorter: the green sits 6 ft below the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 276 to reach, 292 to carry. Drives that finish short of 276 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 28 yards wide at 274 and narrows to 22 at 290.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back to front, about 2%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 36 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 46 · Par 37 · Par 48 · Par 49 · Par 510 · Par 411 · Par 312 · Par 413 · Par 414 · Par 415 · Par 416 · Par 417 · Par 318 · Par 5
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 60 hazards with reach and carry
- 14 green slope reads
- 2 par-5 lay-up zones
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Hole maps, hazards and playing notes come from mapped course data and USGS 3DEP elevation (public domain), not a visit. Plays-like numbers use the Skitty caddie's rule of one yard per 3 ft of rise, from the longest tee; altitude uses 1.16% of carry per 1,000 ft. Tees, hazards and conditions change; check with the course before you play. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0) via OpenGolfAPI. Scorecard yardages and ratings as published. See a mistake? Email [email protected].